Eurasia Press & News
Training centres where Serbs were taught to fight during the 1990s conflict in Croatia had links to officials in Belgrade, a Hague Tribunal trial is told.The paramilitary centres were under the effective control of the Belgrade authorities, said historian Christian Nielsen, an expert witness at the trial of former Croatian …
Read More »Controversial Albanian Monument Dispute Hits Deadlock
Serbian and ethnic Albanian representatives have failed to cut a deal to remove a memorial to ethnic Albanian fighters in south Serbia.Internationally-mediated talks on Thursday ended without a deal on the future of the monument in the town of Presevo which Belgrade wants to be demolished, seeing it as a …
Read More »Kosovo Serbs Denounce Serbian Govt’s Resolution
Leaders of Serb-run northern Kosovo have sent a protest letter to Belgrade, complaining that Serbia is inching towards indirect recognition of Kosovo’s independence.Local leaders in Serb-run northern Kosovo sent an open letter to Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Thursday, expressing dissatisfaction with the government’s recently adopted resolution on Kosovo and …
Read More »Emirates Pledge Major Investments in Serbia
On a visit to Belgrade, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi announced major investments in Serbia, ranging from the defence industry and agriculture to banking sector and aviation.Representatives of the United Arab Emirates and Serbia agreed in Belgrade on Wednesday to put into action business deals made last October, when …
Read More »Syria: 60,000 Deaths And Half A Million Refugees
Intervention induced conflict in Syria is overwhelmed with death – 60,000, and refugees – half a million. The Syrian interventionists claim it can make chemical weapons. A Geneva datelined Reuters report on January 2 said: At least 60,000 people have died in Syria’s conflict, UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay …
Read More »Having Lost Fight For Constitution, Egyptian Opposition Prepares To Fight For Parliament
In the recent referendum, Egypt’s new constitution was approved by almost 64% of voters. Only some 16 million out of 50 million eligible voters (approximately 30%) participated, of which some 10 million voted yes and some 6 million voted no. The approval of the constitution, however predictable, was a defeat …
Read More »Protest In Saudi Arabia, 11 Women Held
A group of women protesters detained by the Saudi Arabian authorities must be released unless they are charged with an internationally recognizable crime, said Amnesty International. At least 11 women are still believed to be in detention in the central city of Buraida as well as in the capital Riyadh after …
Read More »MEMRI’s South Asia Studies Project Director Tufail Ahmad On Impact Of Democracy On Indian Muslims
In a recent op-ed, MEMRI’s South Asia Studies Project Director Tufail Ahmad examined how the recent appointment of Syed Asif Ibrahim as the first Muslim chief of India’s Intelligence Bureau reflects the maturing of democracy in India and its beneficial impact on Indian Muslims. “India is the only country where …
Read More »Saudi Columnist: Substantial Political Reforms Are Necessary In Saudi Arabia
Khalid Al-Dakhil, a columnist for the London-based Saudi daily Al-Hayat, devoted two columns to the potential repercussions of the Arab Spring for Saudi Arabia. He argued that the country cannot disassociate itself from the changes wrought by the Arab Spring in the region, and must not be complacent. Rather, he …
Read More »Mladic’s Trial: Sarajevo Civilians ‘Targeted By Snipers’
An expert witness told the Hague Tribunal trial of Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic that Sarajevo residents could have been shot from his troops’ positions.The prosecution’s expert witness on snipers, Patrick van der Weijden, concluded that in 17 incidents in which residents of the Bosnian capital were targeted during the …
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